Most of Alexandria is in Alexandria city, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $76.61 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 18 ZIP codes in Alexandria with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,850 to $3,010 a month. At the middle rent, $2,160, a full-time job would need to pay $76.21 an hour before taxes.
Parts of Alexandria are also in Fairfax County.
What the standard would be at each ZIP code's own studio rent. The calculator and the official standard use the county figure.
| ZIP | County | Studio rent | Pay needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22301 | Alexandria city | $2,520/mo | $90.59/hr |
| 22302 | Alexandria city | $2,170/mo | $76.61/hr |
| 22303 | Fairfax County | $2,300/mo | $81.80/hr |
| 22304 | Alexandria city | $2,430/mo | $86.99/hr |
| 22305 | Alexandria city | $2,010/mo | $70.22/hr |
| 22306 | Fairfax County | $1,850/mo | $63.83/hr |
| 22307 | Fairfax County | $2,090/mo | $73.42/hr |
| 22308 | Fairfax County | $2,450/mo | $87.79/hr |
| 22309 | Fairfax County | $1,870/mo | $64.63/hr |
| 22310 | Fairfax County | $2,540/mo | $91.39/hr |
| 22311 | Alexandria city | $2,000/mo | $69.82/hr |
| 22312 | Fairfax County | $2,120/mo | $74.61/hr |
| 22313 | Alexandria city | $2,160/mo | $76.21/hr |
| 22314 | Alexandria city | $3,010/mo | $108.95/hr |
| 22315 | Fairfax County | $2,560/mo | $92.19/hr |
| 22320 | Alexandria city | $2,160/mo | $76.21/hr |
| 22332 | Alexandria city | $2,160/mo | $76.21/hr |
| 22350 | Alexandria city | $2,160/mo | $76.21/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Alexandria needs to pay at least $76.61 an hour before taxes, about $159,350 a year. That is the figure for Alexandria city, where the typical studio rent is $2,170 a month.
Yes. Across the 18 ZIP codes in Alexandria with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,850 to $3,010 a month. At the middle rent of $2,160, the pay needed would be $76.21 an hour.
The minimum wage in Alexandria city is $12.77 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 6.0 times that.
The Four Times Rent standard: a month of full-time work (160 hours) should take home at least four times the typical rent on a studio apartment in the county where the work is done. Rents: HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rents. Taxes: 2026 federal and state income taxes plus Social Security and Medicare, for a single filer. Why four times rent? · Method and data downloads